Chita. - Sit down
Chita tande. - Sit and listen.
Chita tann. - Sit and wait.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
under the earth has no parties
Translation:
Anba tè a, pa gen fèt.
I'm assuming that you mean to say that when you're six feet under, there are no partying,, right?
Friday, July 22, 2011
how are you
How are you? - Kouman ou ye?
See other introductory phrases in Haitian Creole at this link: http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/06/25-useful-introductory-haitian-creole.html
See other introductory phrases in Haitian Creole at this link: http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/06/25-useful-introductory-haitian-creole.html
On lesson 23, the future tense post) you wrote the sentence, Machin sa pral pa w. Why the pa, if its not a negative sentence? (THE CAR WILL BE YOURS)
In that case I was talking about the possessive pronouns:
If you were using the following possessive pronouns and you needed to make a negative sentence, you would have to use yet another "pa" in your sentence. See examples below. Hope this helps.
The followings are possessive pronouns
pa mwen (pa m) → mine
pa ou (pa w) → yours
pa li (pa l) → his, hers
pa nou (pa n) → ours
pa yo → theirs
Examples:
Sa se pa m. - This mine.
Manje sa se pa w. - this food is yours.
Liv sa se pa li. - The book is his.
Kay la se pa nou. - The house is ours.
Magazen an se pa yo. - The store is theirs.
Kote pa m? - Where is mine?
Using negative sentences
Manje sa se pa pa w. - This food is not yours
Liv sa se pa pa m. - This book is not mine.
what does get mean
gèt → from thr French "guetter"
It means to wait for, to anticipate, to stalk
This is not a Creole word, but it is used in a few creole expressions.
what does vexer en rager mean
vekse (v.) → to insult
anraje - to lose you cool, to lose your temper, to act in a senseless manner.
Li vekse m.
Li vekse m.
He insulted me.
Mesye a vekse. Li mande anraje.
The man was insulted. He lost his temper.
how do you say satan in creole
same spelling, different ponunciation
Satan → satan
Satan → satan
devil → dyab
evil → mechan, malveyan, satanik
what does moun blanc mean
Moun blan - white people
You will also hear white people being described as "je vèt" or "blan je vèt" which literally means 'green eyes'.
What is "Se" at the beginning of a sentence?
Se (at the beginning of a sentence) → It's, that's
Se vre.
That's true
Se papa w ki nan telefòn nan.
It's your father on the phone.
Se pitit ou mwen ye.
Literally, it's your child I am.
I'm your child.
hey i miss u
I miss you - m sonje w.
It'll be helpful to check out this list of 25 introductory phrases in haitian Creole.
It'll be helpful to check out this list of 25 introductory phrases in haitian Creole.
Why are Haitians always apt to take to the streets to 'protest' so angrily instead talking things over among leaders?
Have you ever had the ground that you stand on taken away from you?
Has your country ever been raped?
Is your country being led by blind politicians who don't know where they're going and refuse to listen to reason?
Sometimes rallying to support a cause or for restitution of our rights is the only way to be heard (don't we all do it?).
The right to 'protest' is the only that we seize and it can't be taken away from us.
So, if you're ever in Haiti and you hear "Rasanble! Rasanble!", just bring your walking shoes and be ready to have a long walk.
Has your country ever been raped?
Is your country being led by blind politicians who don't know where they're going and refuse to listen to reason?
Sometimes rallying to support a cause or for restitution of our rights is the only way to be heard (don't we all do it?).
The right to 'protest' is the only that we seize and it can't be taken away from us.
So, if you're ever in Haiti and you hear "Rasanble! Rasanble!", just bring your walking shoes and be ready to have a long walk.
Beethova Obas' Rasanble
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